 After the waste release, which occurred over a five-day period, the EPA said 53,000 fish were killed along a five-mile stretch of the river.Cargill was fined $1.55 million, including $51,000 as restitution for damage to the environment.The Missouri Department of Conservation owns and maintains the Loutre Lick Public Fishing Access (163 acres) 3 miles south of I-70 on Route N (Mineola exit) then three-quarters of a mile on County Road 278.